socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Beverly Hills-based OWNZONES Media Network , a technology and entertainment company which provides products for the motion picture, television and digital content creation industries, says it has named Rob Hopps as Chief Security Officer (CSO), and Senior Vice President, Platform Operations. Hopps was most recently Vice President, Corporate Information Security Officer (CISO) at the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and also served at Liberty Mutual Group, Safeco Corporation and Pemco Ins

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Sixgill raises $27.9 million, Northrop Grumman to acquire Orbital ATK for $7.8 billion and Snapchat removes Al Jazeera channel from Saudi Arabia.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Looking to figure out what makes Southern California's thriving technology industry tick? We've partnered with Tech Scenes, produced by Jeff Martin, to help showcase what makes the region such an attractive community for startup entrepreneurs and venture investments. Episode 1 will be posted here on socaltech on Thursday, September 21st; Tech Scenes will post two more episodes and 11 single guests shows, once a week, every Thursday for the next three months.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Research that happens at the intersection of different fields can lead to new innovations that tackle pressing problems in the life sciences. This year’s finalists in the Innovation at the Intersection category show the value of bringing different disciplines—engineering and biology, IT and medicine—together. Here are brief introductions to the finalists.

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Advertiser: Aggregage

Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based advertising technology developer SRAX has named a new member to its board, the company said this morning. According to SRAX, it has added Colleen DiClaudio to its board. DiClaudio is President of 340B Technologies, a healthcare technology company, and also has served at Complete Care Health Network and ChestPenn Health Services. SRAX says it now has nine board members.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

An entrepreneur is literally “one who creates a new business.” The best new businesses are ones that have never been done before, so mastering creativity and recognizing creativity are key skills and mindsets. But how does one recognize and nurture creativity in a person or team? In researching this question, I reviewed a classic book by Bryan Mattimore, “ Idea Stormers: How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs ,” which details eight attributes of the most creative people, which seem to ma

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Santa Monica-based Sixgill , a developer of Internet-of-Things, sensor software, has raised $27.9M in a Series B funding round, the company said last week. The funding was led by DRW Venture Capital, and also included Mobile Financial Partners. Sensor is led by longtime tech veteran Phil Ressler, who previously has served at Bottlenose, Lumenz Networks, MyGreenlight, Big Stage Entertainment, Clearstone Venture Partners, and many other companies.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

A SpaceX Dragon capsule--loaded with experiments, trash, and other assorted items from the International Space Station--has successfully splashed down in the Pacific, according to SpaceX. The SpaceX Dragon--which has been docked at the ISS for the last month--departed the ISS on Sunday at around 2 am, and finally returned to earth at 7:15 a.m. on Sunday morning.

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